Advice please

[Andyk]

Hi all
I posted a few weeks back that I'm looking for a csl

I have just been to see a car and would like to hear your views
The car seems very straight and only has a few stone chips to the front and the front wheel arches have some surface rust

The interior is ok but the steering wheel could do with a retrim but other wise it's ok

The main issue is the service history
There are 7 previous owners but their is no corresponding paper work for the
First 5 owners or before 2009
The service book has been stamped and all the services seem to have been done at main dealers and lately at specialists

It's also now on its 4th different reg number
The mileage is at 73k and I can find nothing to show any major works have been done
The guy who is selling seems honest and I'm sure isn't trying to hide anything
Is it possible to get the service details from BMW ?
I'm planning on getting the car inspected at Bartlett including compression test prior to me handing over any money
Your thoughts please
Cheers

Hi Spencer if this is my old car then this is what I know.....

I bought it private in 2009 from a chap Birmingham way. He had it on plate H13 CSL



If my memory serves me right it had 60k on the clock when I bought it. I then changed the plate to K33 WEL.

I had the car for just over a year I think and had it serviced once at Cotswald Gloucester. Think it was an inspection 2 but I could be wrong it may have been 1. I never had any other work done on the car and it was faultless for the time I had it....The only other work I did was to have the wheels refurbed and the the front splitter relacquered as it was faded. I was the 6th owner of the car and it had a full service history stamped in the book I believe. I sold it to a friends garage in Chepstow and a local chap bought it I believe. I saw it at my mates garage having work done to it a few times and I was gutted as the chap just didn't seem to look after it..., if was just dirty, stone chips, front splinter cracked....He was the type of person that just drove the car and didn't care about it being clean and shiny. If its the same chap he may have receipts for work at Parva cars, St Avrans as when I sold it a month or so later it needed a new clutch so pretty sure this was changed in 2010ish.

I was gutted seeing it unloved especially as when I had her it was like this....



I did around 4 track days in her and she was faultless.....From what you say she hasn't been looked after cosmetically and from what I say after this could well be my car. I sold it with 67k on the clock so they haven't done many miles in 5 years or so. I bought the car fro 26k back then and sold it for 27k so prices were on the up back then......Hope this helps.......

[Diamondgeezer]

Many thanks Andy
It's such a shame that it's lost it's way a little
But it's certainly nothing that can't be fixed with a little TLC (and a pile of cash)
I think under the skin it's a good honest car
I can't find any evidence of a new clutch but that's not to say it wasn't done and I guess it would be obvious if it hadn't been changed
Let's hope I can get it looking it's former glory :beer:

[Yanto_csl]

Hi Spencer if this is my old car then this is what I know.....

I bought it private in 2009 from a chap Birmingham way. He had it on plate H13 CSL



If my memory serves me right it had 60k on the clock when I bought it. I then changed the plate to K33 WEL.

I had the car for just over a year I think and had it serviced once at Cotswald Gloucester. Think it was an inspection 2 but I could be wrong it may have been 1. I never had any other work done on the car and it was faultless for the time I had it....The only other work I did was to have the wheels refurbed and the the front splitter relacquered as it was faded. I was the 6th owner of the car and it had a full service history stamped in the book I believe. I sold it to a friends garage in Chepstow and a local chap bought it I believe. I saw it at my mates garage having work done to it a few times and I was gutted as the chap just didn't seem to look after it..., if was just dirty, stone chips, front splinter cracked....He was the type of person that just drove the car and didn't care about it being clean and shiny. If its the same chap he may have receipts for work at Parva cars, St Avrans as when I sold it a month or so later it needed a new clutch so pretty sure this was changed in 2010ish.

I was gutted seeing it unloved especially as when I had her it was like this....



I did around 4 track days in her and she was faultless.....From what you say she hasn't been looked after cosmetically and from what I say after this could well be my car. I sold it with 67k on the clock so they haven't done many miles in 5 years or so. I bought the car fro 26k back then and sold it for 27k so prices were on the up back then......Hope this helps.......

One of my favourite Csl pics

[shimmy]

One of my favourite Csl pics

No spacers!

[Andyk]

No spacers!

I was purely a standard man....You may well remember the ribbing you gave me :hahaha:

[Trawler]

Andy,

Great to see you are still around. Hope you are well & enjoying life. What are you driving now?

Still have your old number. It's on the Mrs car.

Peter

[shimmy]

I was purely a standard man....You may well remember the ribbing you gave me :hahaha:

yep. and that ribbing swapped to Yanto until he finally gave in and travelled 1000miles to get his spacers fitted :thumbs:

[Yanto_csl]

yep. and that ribbing swapped to Yanto until he finally gave in and travelled 1000miles to get his pacers fitted :thumbs:

Fookin cyber bully coooont.....

[Trawler]

yep. and that ribbing swapped to Yanto until he finally gave in and travelled 1000miles to get his pacers fitted :thumbs:

Looks like the baton is coming my way, but with the faster colour who needs spacers

[Andyk]

Looks like my mind is not what it used to be.....But then I am getting an old git......

I bought the car in 2008 and sold 2009 not 2009 and 2010.... and the miles on the car when I sold was 47k not 67k..........

[Andyk]

Andy,

Great to see you are still around. Hope you are well & enjoying life. What are you driving now?

Still have your old number. It's on the Mrs car.

Peter

Hi Peter, all good thanks.......and you....?

Have a BMW 645 ci at the moment soon to be change later this year for a Maserati QP Sport GT...You may remember my passion Maserati as well as M cars.

How's the CSL going my friend....Was looking at those pictures from Goodwood the other week....Our cars looked good together in between all that Italian metal...Plus showed them a thing or tow on track....

[billyboysm3]

I'm standard, no spacers, please don't cyber bully me

[Bealo]

I was purely a standard man....You may well remember the ribbing you gave me :hahaha:

Yes i can remember you getting flack for your standard fetish :whistle:

[CraigMillwardCroft]

I'm standard, no spacers, please don't cyber bully me

You taking the Pi*& :whistle:

[Andyk]

Yes i can remember you getting flack for your standard fetish :whistle:

I remember reading all the threads on upgrades and the thousand that you all spent and asking if you were all shitting money :hahaha: Ah the good old days.